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    • Hands holding a defibrillator to a man's chest.
    Rights: Mrsveronik, 123RF Ltd Published 21 July 2007 Size: 830 KB Referencing Hub media

    An externally applied defibrillator is used in a medical emergency. These are used to 'kick start' the nerves that control the muscles that make the heart pump blood.

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      Ventricular fibrillation

      A normal heart has a regular beat, and to pump blood, it is coordinated so that the upper chambers of the heart contract before the bottom chambers of the heart contract. When these contractions ...

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